A 1963 American mystery film directed by John Huston.

John Huston's bizarre take on Kind Hearts and Coronets - with stars such as Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, Tony Curtis and Frank Sinatra behind make-up for cameo roles - is a gleeful black comedy for most of its running time. 

Anthony Veiller's screenplay, based on a story by Philip MacDonald, is a kind of straight-laced version of Kind Hearts and Coronets. It is the story of a retired British Intelligence officer's efforts to nab a killer who has ingeniously murdered 11 men who represent obstacles to his goal - the acquisition of a huge fortune to which he will become heir as soon as he eliminates the 12th obstacle, the 12-year-old grandson of his aged uncle, the wealthy Marquis of Gleneyre. [Variety]

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